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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEvolution of a Distributed Live, Virtual, ConstructiveEnvironment for Human in the Loop UnmannedAircraft TestingJim Murphy: NASA Ames Research CenterNeil Otto: Flight Research AssociatesRAeS Modelling and Simulation in Air Traffic Management Conference 2017
UAS-NAS Project OverviewIntegrated Testand EvaluationCooperative aircraftNoncooperative aircraftCommandand ControlDetectand AvoidAir traffic services(en route)UAS groundcontrol stationAir traffic services(Near airport)Human Systems Integration2
Detect and Avoid OverviewUAS use “Detect and Avoid” in place of “see and avoid”Collision AvoidanceThresholdRemain Well ClearDetect-and-AvoidThresholdATC CoordinationDetect and AvoidCA AlertCollisionAvoidanceRWC AlertPreventive AlertRemain Well ClearConflict AlertControlledSeparation3
LVC-Distributed Test EnvironmentLive: Real people operating real assetsVirtual: Real people operating simulated assetsConstructive: Simulated people operating simulated assetsUAS SurrogateLive IntrudersUnmanned Aircraft4
LVC-Distributed Test EnvironmentLive: Real people operating real assetsVirtual: Real people operating simulated assetsConstructive: Simulated people operating simulated assetsUAS SurrogateConstructiveIntrudersLive IntrudersUnmanned AircraftUAS PilotAir Traffic ControlTarget GenerationNetwork4
LVC-Distributed Test EnvironmentLive: Real people operating real assetsVirtual: Real people operating simulated assetsConstructive: Simulated people operating simulated assetsUAS SurrogateConstructiveIntrudersLive IntrudersUnmanned AircraftUAS PilotAir Traffic ControlTarget GenerationNetwork4
LVC Architecture Build-UpVirtual AssetsDAASystemATCToolboxSimToolboxHLA – High Level ArchitectureLVCGatewayLVC GWToolboxPilotToolboxLegacy Core LVCConstructiveAssetsGCS5
LVC/DAA Simulation and Flight ActivitiesFY12FY13FY14FY15Collision Avoidance Flight Test 1FY17FY16Flight Test 3LVCCharacterizationFull Mission SimUAS ADS-B FlightIntegrated HITLTerminalOperationsSimulation6
Test Bed ArchitectureLVC-DEUAS Traffic Management(UTM)LVCGatewayExternalSimulatorsTest Bed VisualizationServicesUAS LVC-DEDDS – Data Distribution ServiceTest BedSupport onalServicesTrajectoryGeneratorGovCloudComponent AComponent BSchedulerComponent CConflictDetectionConflictResolutionComponent X7
LVC Enhancement Live: Real people operating real assetsVirtual: Real people operatingsimulated assetsConstructive: Simulated peopleoperating simulated assetsAutonomous: Simulated peopleoperating real assetsReal dPeopleAutonomousConstructive9
Conclusion and Next Steps NASA’s UAS Integration into the NAS project has developed anLVC architecture to support testing of unmanned Detect andAvoid research LVC Distributed Test Environment was built up from legacyinfrastructure and designed to meet DAA test objectives andrequirements Integrating with NASA’s SMART-NAS Test Bed will enablecontinued use of the LVC technologies10
Network Target Generation UAS Surrogate Constructive Intruders Live Intruders . Terminal Operations Simulation Flight Test 3. Test Bed Architecture DDS –Data Distribution Service Test Bed Support Services Test Bed Visua
